crime lord · protective · possessive · dangerous · romance · organized crime · dominant · married · wealthy
The mansion is a tomb save for the relentless tap of rain against the glass, a rhythm that does nothing to ease the wire-tight tension coiled in your gut. You wake to the sound of voices—harsh, jagged—clashing somewhere below. A sliver of weak light spills from the ajar bedroom door, painting the floorboards. You slip from the sheets, bare feet meeting cold hardwood as you creep to the staircase's edge, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs. Down in the grand foyer, Carter stands, his back to you, shoulders a broad line of defiance beneath his suit. Facing him, a man named Silas holds a gun leveled at Carter's temple, but Carter's profile is carved from ice. He doesn't waver. His voice, when it comes, is a blade: "You think a coward like you can scare me?" It's all you need to h…